‎The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever by Various Artists

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman

8:42

I. Allegro con brio

Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado

7:56

No. 1 Andante con moto

Zoltán Kocsis

3:57

The Ride of the Valkyries (Concert Version)

Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra

5:08

Variation IX. Nimrod (Adagio)

Czech Philharmonic, Leopold Stokowski

4:10

Canon in D Major

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

4:31

III. Clair de lune

Bernard Herrmann, London Philharmonic Orchestra

5:50

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:59

Prelude to Act 4 (Morning Mood)

Edo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony

4:17

Gymnopédie No. 1

Pascal Rogé

3:11

Liebesträume No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 No. 3 (Arr. by Liszt from "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst", S. 298)

Jorge Bolet

4:57

Toccata

Daniel Chorzempa

3:27

No. 10 Scène (Moderato)

Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:54

Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

Claudio Arrau

4:49

No. 2 in G Minor

Wilhelm Kempff

7:13

Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

1:48

Theme (Andante)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

1:38

Viens, Mallika, . Dôme épais (Flower Duet)

Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Jane Berbié

6:06

An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Vienna Philharmonic, Willi Boskovsky, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera

7:57

Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks, Thurston Dart, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge

5:55

The Flight of the Bumble-Bee

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:20

Conclusion (Shorter Excerpt)

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa

5:17

IV. Pie Jesu

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

3:45

Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

Lamberto Gardelli, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

4:47

V. Air

Simon Preston, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

3:36

Pavane, Op. 50

Bernard Herrmann, London Philharmonic Orchestra

8:17

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

Charles Dutoit, Timothy Hutchins, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

10:42

"La donna è mobile"

Carlo Maria Giulini, Plácido Domingo, Vienna Philharmonic

3:08

Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor

Martin Haselböck, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger

6:38

March No. 1 in D Major

Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra

6:36

"Lascia ch'io pianga"

Bernadette Greevy, Raymond Leppard, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

4:52

Miserere

Saul Quirke, Stephen Cleobury, Westminster Cathedral Choir, Andrew Wright

11:18

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

3:10

II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)

Radu Lupu

4:40

I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)

Neville Marriner, Alan Loveday, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

5:03

I. Allegro

Neville Marriner, Alan Loveday, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

3:13

III. Allegro pastorale

Alan Loveday, Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

4:39

Aria

András Schiff

3:53

Einleitung

Lorin Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic

2:01

La fille aux cheveux de lin

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Albrecht Mayer, Mathias Mönius

2:41

No. 5 Cavatina "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile"

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge

6:30

"In trutina"

Lynne Dawson, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

2:38

IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti

7:19

III. Allegro

Maria Teresa Garatti, I Musici

5:13

VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk

Pascal Rogé

2:55

in the Hall of the Mountain King

Edo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

2:30

Meditation

Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

5:34

Overture (Sinfonia)

London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado

7:25

Valse romantique, L. 71

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

4:02

Lacrimosa

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Neville Marriner

4:12

I. Allegro

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

5:47

II. Romance (Andante)

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

6:07

IV. Rondo (Allegro)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

3:04

III. Rondo alla turca

Allan Schiller

3:13

No. 42, Chorus "Hallelujah"

London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Karl Richter

4:03

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor

Walter Weller, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2:12

II. Habanera

Kenneth Sillito, Alexandre Lagoya, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

3:46

II. Air

Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter

5:47

Overture

Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra

3:58

Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Kirsten Flagstad, Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra

6:10

Tuba mirum

Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Martti Talvela

3:03

Dies irae

Berlin Philharmonic, Ernst Senff Chor, Carlo Maria Giulini

2:43

Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2

Leopold Stokowski, Czech Philharmonic

6:43

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

Vladimir Ashkenazy

5:58

II. Largo

Vienna Philharmonic, Kirill Kondrashin

11:07

I. Adagio sostenuto

Vladimir Ashkenazy

6:10

Ellens Gesang III, D. 839 "Ave Maria"

Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin

5:47

When I Am Laid in Earth ("Dido's Lament")

Harry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

4:48

II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

8:22

I. Molto allegro

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Josef Krips

9:35

Pavane pour une infante defunte

Albrecht Mayer, Mathias Mönius, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

5:55

I. Moderato

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

4:35

No. 4 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto)

Mitsuko Uchida

8:10

XIX. Balcony Ccene

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

3:13

Rhapsody in Blue

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

13:51

Nessun dorma!

Zubin Mehta, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Luciano Pavarotti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir

3:00

Et resurrexit

Berlin Philharmonic, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan

4:20

II. Allegretto

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

7:44

I. Allegro non troppo

Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan

13:03

The Lark Ascending

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown, Neville Marriner

15:28

II. Adagio

Neville Marriner, Christine Pendrill, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Pepe Romero

11:33

Sospiri, Op. 70

Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

4:54

Aquarium

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

2:07

IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)

Colin Davis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

6:52

"O mio babbino caro"

Sir Charles Mackerras, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renée Fleming

2:54

No. 1, Lent

Reinbert de Leeuw

5:38

XII. Alla Hornpipe

Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Simon Preston

3:18

The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

10:46

I. Prélude

Pierre Fournier

2:51

"Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?"

Paul Daniel, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Stephen Doughty, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3:53

III. Adagio

Yehudi Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber

5:20

Le cygne

Anne Martindale Williams, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

3:14

III. Youth (Romance)

Erez Ofer, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

3:01

Polovtsian Dances and Chorus

Georg Solti, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

13:41

XIII. Dance of the Knights

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

5:40

III. La campanella

Jorge Bolet

5:10

Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89

Julius Katchen

5:06

Ave Maria

Michael G. Gormley, Uwe Christian Harrer, José Carreras, Vienna Symphony

2:49

Music for a While

Stefano Montanari, Andreas Scholl, Accademia Bizantina

4:14

Panis Angelicus

Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler

4:04

Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 (Choral Version)

St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Leningrad Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad Military Orchestra

16:04

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
David Zinman

Conductor
Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra
Claudio Abbado

Conductor
Zoltán Kocsis

Piano

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